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As Russian President Vladimir Putin finds himself increasingly isolated from the world over his invasion of Ukraine, launched in February last year, even countries that separated from the USSR and still remained an ally are reconsidering their relationship, thus isolating the Russian President. Putin finds himself increasingly isolated on the global stage. Last year’s invasion of Ukraine has left him with few friends, North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un being one of them. Armenia has recently reconsidered its alliance with Russia as a “ strategic mistake” and feels betrayed by its actions, reports said.Armenia has been relying on Russia for its security.…

The accused was identified as Sunil Kumar, 28, a native of Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi. Police said that on Sunday evening, a call was received regarding the murder of a woman at her house in the Khajuri Khas area. A team was sent to the spot and discovered a body, lying face down, beneath the bed and bloodstains in the room. “The deceased’s daughter mentioned that her stepfather, Sunil, had been missing since September 16, after locking the door to their room. A local inquiry revealed that Sunil and Draupadi engaged in frequent altercations,” Deputy Commissioner of Police, Northeast, Joy Tirkey…

Both the actors, who were present in the new Parliament building, said that proposed legislation was revolutionary and progressive.“It is a historic day for the nation and the women of the nation… We also see women in more active roles like army and the Air Force. In fact in my upcoming film, Tejas, I am playing an Air Force pilot as well. So I think this is a new age that we are getting into,” Ranaut said.Esha Gupta said, “It’s a very progressive thought. This Reservation Bill will give equal powers to women and it is a big step for…

Wickremesinghe participated in the ‘Ocean Nations: The 3rd Annual Indo-Pacific Islands Dialogue,’ on Tuesday which was moderated by Dan Baer, Senior Vice President for Policy Research at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The event was hosted by the Carnegie Endowment and Sasakawa Foundation.Responding to a question raised on the Hambantota port, the President expressed concerns over the labelling of the Hambantota commercial port as a Chinese military base.“The country is developing the Trincomalee harbour in cooperation with India and intends to raise the matter at international forums,” he said.The President said that the island nations in the Indian Ocean…

“Uzair Khan has been killed and his body has been retrieved,” Additional Director General of Police, Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar told reporters. Meanwhile, the body of missing soldier Sepoy Pradeep Singh was found on Monday evening from the encounter spot. Singh, of the 19 Rashtriya Rifles, hailed from Punjab’s Patiala.”He had gone missing during the operation that claimed the lives of three security officers including a colonel and a major of the Army and a DSP of the Jammu and Kashmir Police,” an official said.–IANSzi/vd

A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula was hearing a plea filed by the Indian Professional Nurses Association, challenging the Military Nursing Service Ordinance and the Military Nursing Service (India) Rules, which provide that only women can be appointed in the Indian Military Nursing Service.The bench questioned the rationale behind this gender-based restriction.The court pointed out that if women can be posted at Siachen, one of the world’s highest battlefields, there seems to be no logical reason why men cannot be recruited as nurse in the Army.Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, representing the Central…

The Punjab-born, Brampton, Canada-based 26-year-old rapper Shubhneet Singh waded into controversy on a day when India-Canadian ties hit rock bottom after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused “Indian agents” of perpetrating the June 23 killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar at a gurudwara in Surrey, Vancouver.In an Instagram post captioned ‘Pray for Punjab’, along with two folded hands emojis, this baby-faced follower of the late Sidhu Moosewala ran a map of India without the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and the North-East on it.His fans are shocked, especially Kohli, who had some time back responded to a song…

Since the launch of Road Mapper in 2021, contributors have mapped over 1.5 million kms of roads and enabled more than 200 million people to navigate with Google Maps.“Their contributions have made a real difference in people’s lives worldwide. We’re excited to announce that we’re opening access to more contributors so that we can continue to improve our maps,” the tech giant said in a statement.Road Mapper is an invite-only platform where people participate in challenges, drawing roads missing from Google Maps. They draw road geometry using satellite images.“There are still many challenges to complete, but we’re confident that with…

The government expect a revenue of about Rs 2,000 crore annually in return.“There is a rule as per which the guidance value of property can be revised once in a year. In this background, we are hiking the guidance value from October 1,” Minister for Revenue Krishna Bhyregowda said.He said that there is going to be a 30 per cent hike. “The hike will not be applicable everywhere. Wherever the guidance value is below the market rate, the hike will be applied,” he said. He said that the guidance value is lower in regions where national highways, airports and IT…

“Our world is becoming unhinged,” he warned as he urged far-reaching reform of the global institutions, from the political to the economic, highlighting what he said were inequalities spanning all areas.At the same time, he acknowledged the difficulties in bringing about the changes.”I have no illusions. Reforms are a question of power. I know there are many competing interests and agendas.The world has moved from the Cold War divide to ‘unipolarity’, and “now we are moving towards a multipolar world”, he said addressing world leaders gathered for the General Assembly’s annual high-level meeting.”A multipolar world needs strong and effective multilateral…